The Queen and the Nobody Boy by Barbara Else

The Queen and the Nobody Boy by Barbara Else

An adventure story about greed, rebellion, and finding allies in the most unlikely places. The Queen and the Nobody Boy is the stand-alone follow-up to the award-winning middle grade novel, The Traveling Restaurant. Hodie is the unpaid odd-job boy at the Grand Palace in the Kingdom of Fontania. Fed-up, he decides to leave and better himself in the South. But the young Queen, 12-year-old Sibilla, is fed-up, too, because of gossip about her lack of magical ability. She decides to go with him, insisting he go north to get his mother's bag back from the Emperor of Um'Binnia.

"Else makes the book into something that you just can’t tear yourself away from! I’ll compare The Queen and the Nobody Boy to such that you walk into a room, open a brightly decorated and inviting box and inside is a rainbow oasis of all things magical and fantasy"

-- The Guardian (UK)

"The book is well plotted and the twists and turns associated with Hodie’s parentage are unexpected and yet make sense within the context of the storyThis is a thoroughly enjoyable adventure."

-- School Library Journal (US)

"The story didn’t disappoint… A quirky, zany and thoroughly entertaining read that should appeal to lovers of magic, fantasy and adventure."

-- Kids Book Review

Barbara Else is one of New Zealand's most successful writers, well known for her sharp humor. She is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature, and has worked as a university tutor, editor, and freelance writer. Barbara lives in Dunedin. Sam Broad lives in Wellington, New Zealand, and is a printmaker, painter, and automatist.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781877579233
ISBN 10	1877579238
Title	The Queen and the Nobody Boy
Author	Barbara Else
Series	Tales Of Fontania
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gecko Press
Year published	2012-09-07
Number of pages	326
Prizes	Winner of Junior Fiction Honour Award 2013 (New Zealand), Winner of Notable Book of the Year 2013 (New Zealand), Runner-up for Junior Fiction Book of the Year 2013 (New Zealand)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.